Tides Of Fortune

Tides of Fortune

• Author : Yung-Fa Chang
• Publisher : Unknown
• File Size : 8,7 Mb
• Release Date : 1999
• Genre: Businessmen
• Pages : 308
• ISBN 10 : UOM:39015022884194

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Tide of Fortune

• Author : Manubhai Madhvani
• Publisher : Unknown
• File Size : 20,5 Mb
• Release Date : 2009
• Genre: Businessmen
• Pages : 268
• ISBN 10 : 8184000790

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They were the Rockefellers of Uganda, the most famous Indian business familyin East Africa. The Madhvani family had everything. Then, in 1972, under Idi Amin s militarydictatorship they lost it all. They were thrown out of the country and had their businesses snatchedaway. Tide of Fortune is the enthralling story of Manubhai Madhvani, head of the dynasty, regularlyfeatured on UK rich lists. Madhvani takes us through his childhood in 1940s India to his return toKakira, his thriving sugar factory. He gives us tales of despot Idi Amin, who had him imprisonedin a blood-stained cell on death row. He also talks of his success: business secrets such as theimportance of vertical integration and the value of replicating one s most profitable business.Moving from the sylvan shores of Lake Victoria to war-stricken glass factories in Lebanon, Tide ofFortune is an astonishing account of fortunes made, lost and found again. Narrated with the acuityand foresight of a veteran businessman, it is a riveting read.

Tides of Fortune

• Author : Steven Becker
• Publisher : White Marlin Press
• File Size : 17,5 Mb
• Release Date : 2015-08-13
• Genre: Uncategoriezed
• Pages : 218
• ISBN 10 : 0991258495

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After decades at sea, pirate legend Jose' Gasparilla is prepared to retire. As he and his crew split their treasure, the promise of one final prize lures the ship back into action. Little do they know that the purported riches are nothing but a trap set by the fledgling U.S. Navy! With the crew decimated and the treasure scattered, a new leader must rise from the defeat. They'll go on one last adventure through unexplored Florida to the Keys. Can they stay one step ahead of enemies hell-bent on their destruction? Tides of Fortune is a box set of the first four serialized episodes of a thrilling high-seas adventure series from renowned storyteller Steven Becker. Fans say the brilliantly written and fast-paced collection has plenty of action, three-dimensional characters, and plot twists galore. Keys natives and land lovers alike will dive headfirst into this daring escape saga.

Chia Ann Siang and Family The Tides of Fortune

• Author : Linda Kow
• Publisher : Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
• File Size : 17,8 Mb
• Release Date : 2019-09-15
• Genre: Biography & Autobiography
• Pages : 177
• ISBN 10 : 9789814868693

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Chia Ann Siang was once one of Singapore’s wealthiest landowners and merchants. His name lives on today in Ann Siang Hill in Chinatown, but little else is known about him, particularly his private life. This illuminating new book paints the most detailed portrait to date of his life and times in colonial Singapore and traces the changing fortunes of the Chia clan through the years. Born in Malacca in 1834, Chia joined Boustead and Co., an English trading company in Singapore, as a storekeeper at the age of 16. In just six years, he was made Chief Storekeeper, and was able to buy himself a house at 58 Telok Ayer Street (and another one on Amoy Street for good measure). An astute property in­vestor, Chia continued to acquire much real estate in the course of his life; by 1919, he owned more than 70 houses in Chinatown. In 1873, he purchased a large piece of land from John Gemmill, which soon became known officially as Ann Siang Hill. Chia Ann Siang died in 1892, leaving a fortune that supported two generations and educated a third. This book looks at the disparate fortunes of his descendants, including a son he disinherited for marrying against his wishes, and a daughter whose marriage brought two wealthy families together. Far more than a biography, this book tells the fascinating story of more than seven generations of Straits Chinese, from Chia’s grandfather’s emigration from Fujian to Malacca in 1774, right up to the present day.

Tides of Fortune

• Author : Julia Brannan
• Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• File Size : 10,7 Mb
• Release Date : 2018-03-17
• Genre: Uncategoriezed
• Pages : 406
• ISBN 10 : 1986275698

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THE SIXTH AND FINAL BOOK IN THE CAPTIVATING SERIES WHICH FOLLOWS THE LIVES OF BETH AND ALEX MACGREGOR, THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. Alex, now believing Beth to be alive, leaves Scotland and heads south to keep the promise he made to her at Culloden, determined to be reunited with his wife regardless of the danger to himself. Meanwhile the Duke of Newcastle has realised that he cannot kill Beth, either publicly or privately, without attracting the enmity of powerful people, including the heir to the throne. He hits upon a way of being rid of her forever; transportation to Antigua as an indentured servant for life. By this deed he hopes that the terrible conditions on the sugar plantations will achieve the much-desired death of the woman who has defied him for so long. Things do not go according to plan and soon Beth finds her life going in a direction neither she nor Newcastle could have foreseen, which leads her to make a decision that could have a terrible impact on Alex as he attempts to discover her whereabouts. JOIN THE REBELLION AS BETH AND ALEX FIGHT TO SURVIVE AND BE REUNITED IN... THE JACOBITE CHRONICLES

The Black Tides of Heaven

• Author : Neon Yang
• Publisher : Tordotcom
• File Size : 5,7 Mb
• Release Date : 2017-09-26
• Genre: Fiction
• Pages : 224
• ISBN 10 : 9780765395405

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"Joyously wild stuff. Highly recommended." —The New York Times One of the 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time, according to Time Magazine A Finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards for Best Novella The Black Tides of Heaven is one of a pair of unique, standalone introductions to Neon Yang's Tensorate Series, which Kate Elliott calls "effortlessly fascinating." For more of the story you can read its twin novella The Red Threads of Fortune, available simultaneously. Mokoya and Akeha, the twin children of the Protector, were sold to the Grand Monastery as infants. While Mokoya developed her strange prophetic gift, Akeha was always the one who could see the strings that moved adults to action. While Mokoya received visions of what would be, Akeha realized what could be. What's more, they saw the sickness at the heart of their mother's Protectorate. A rebellion is growing. The Machinists discover new levers to move the world every day, while the Tensors fight to put them down and preserve the power of the state. Unwilling to continue as a pawn in their mother's twisted schemes, Akeha leaves the Tensorate behind and falls in with the rebels. But every step Akeha takes towards the Machinists is a step away from Mokoya. Can Akeha find peace without shattering the bond they share with their twin? The Tensorate Series Book 1: The Black Tides of Heaven Book 2: The Red Threads of Fortune Book 3: The Descent of Monsters Book 4: The Ascent to Godhood At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Harold Macmillan

• Author : Sir Nigel Fisher
• Publisher : London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• File Size : 8,8 Mb
• Release Date : 1982
• Genre: Great Britain
• Pages : 432
• ISBN 10 : UOM:39015012295872

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Biografie van de Britse politicus en staatsman Harold Macmillan (1894-1986).

On Stranger Tides

• Author : Tim Powers
• Publisher : Harper Collins
• File Size : 6,7 Mb
• Release Date : 2011-04-26
• Genre: Fiction
• Pages : 336
• ISBN 10 : 9780062091369

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“Powers writes action and adventure that Indiana Jones could only dream of.” —Washington Post “Tim Powers is a brilliant writer.” —William Gibson The remarkable Tim Powers—who ingeniously married the John Le Carrè spy novel to the otherworldly in his critically acclaimed Declare—brings us pirate adventure with a dazzling difference. On Stranger Tides features Blackbeard, ghosts, voodoo, zombies, the fable Fountain of Youth…and more swashbuckling action than you could shake a cutlass at, as reluctant buccaneer John Shandy braves all manner of peril, natural and supernatural, to rescue his ensorcelled love. Nominated for the Locus and World Fantasy Awards, On Stranger Tides is the book that inspired the motion picture Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides—non-stop, breathtaking fiction from the genius imagination that conceived Last Call, Expiration Date, and Three Days to Never.

The Red Threads of Fortune

• Author : Neon Yang
• Publisher : Tordotcom
• File Size : 20,9 Mb
• Release Date : 2017-09-26
• Genre: Fiction
• Pages : 208
• ISBN 10 : 9780765395382

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“Joyously wild stuff. Highly recommended.” —The New York Times The Red Threads of Fortune is one of a pair of unique, standalone introductions to Neon Yang's Tensorate Series, which Kate Elliott calls "effortlessly fascinating." For more of the story you can read its twin novella The Black Tides of Heaven, available simultaneously. Fallen prophet, master of the elements, and daughter of the supreme Protector, Sanao Mokoya has abandoned the life that once bound her. Once her visions shaped the lives of citizens across the land, but no matter what tragedy Mokoya foresaw, she could never reshape the future. Broken by the loss of her young daughter, she now hunts deadly, sky-obscuring naga in the harsh outer reaches of the kingdom with packs of dinosaurs at her side, far from everything she used to love. On the trail of a massive naga that threatens the rebellious mining city of Bataanar, Mokoya meets the mysterious and alluring Rider. But all is not as it seems: the beast they both hunt harbors a secret that could ignite war throughout the Protectorate. As she is drawn into a conspiracy of magic and betrayal, Mokoya must come to terms with her extraordinary and dangerous gifts, or risk losing the little she has left to hold dear. The Tensorate Series Book 1: The Black Tides of Heaven Book 2: The Red Threads of Fortune Book 3: The Descent of Monsters Book 4: The Ascent to Godhood At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Winston Churchill

• Author : Henry Pelling
• Publisher : Springer
• File Size : 14,6 Mb
• Release Date : 1989-06-18
• Genre: Political Science
• Pages : 724
• ISBN 10 : 9781349106912

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A biography of Churchill covering his early life, the soldier, the foreign correspondent, the young politician, his wilderness years, his years as Prime Minister at the age of 65 and his subsequent career. The author examines the private man, the journalist, historian, painter and family man.

The Tensorate Series

• Author : Neon Yang
• Publisher : Tordotcom
• File Size : 13,8 Mb
• Release Date : 2021-09-21
• Genre: Fiction
• Pages : 391
• ISBN 10 : 9781250807557

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The Tensorate Series, which has been nominated for the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Locus, and Lambda Literary Awards, is an incomparable treasure of modern epic fantasy. Across four novellas, Neon Yang established themself as a fantasist in bold defiance of the limitations of their genre. Available now in a single volume, these four novellas trace the generational decline of an empire and unfurl a world that is rich and strange beyond anything you've dreamed. In the Tensorate Series you will find: rebellious nonbinary scions of empire, sky-spanning nagas with experimental souls, revolutionary engineers bent on bringing power to the people, pugilist monks, packs of loyal raptors, and much, much more. The Tensorate Series omnibus contains The Black Tides of Heaven, The Red Threads of Fortune, The Descent of Monsters, and To Ascend to Godhood At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Tides of Fortune

• Author : James McIntyre
• Publisher : Unknown
• File Size : 20,9 Mb
• Release Date : 2008
• Genre: New Zealand fiction
• Pages : 420
• ISBN 10 : 0473146932

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God s Clockmaker

• Author : John North
• Publisher : A&C Black
• File Size : 5,6 Mb
• Release Date : 2007-01-15
• Genre: Science
• Pages : 462
• ISBN 10 : 9781852855710

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Clocks became common in late medieval Europe and the measurement of time began to rule everyday life. God's Clockmaker is a biography of England's greatest medieval scientist, a man who solved major practical and theoretical problems to build an extraordinary and pioneering astronomical and astrological clock. Richard of Wallingford (1292-1336), the son of a blacksmith, was a brilliant mathematician with a genius for the practical solution of technical problems. Trained at Oxford, he became a monk and then abbot of the great abbey of St Albans, where he built his clock. Although as abbot he held great power, he was also a tragic figure, becoming a leper. His achievement, nevertheless, is a striking example of the sophistication of medieval science, based on knowledge handed down from the Greeks via the Arabs.

On Fortune s Tide

• Author : Theresa-Marie Smith
• Publisher : Grosvenor House Publishing
• File Size : 12,8 Mb
• Release Date : 2020-07-30
• Genre: Fiction
• Pages : 281
• ISBN 10 : 9781839752452

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'On Fortune's Tide' is a historical romance set in Cornwall in the eighteenth century.

Tides of Fortune

• Author : Harold Macmillan
• Publisher : Unknown
• File Size : 13,6 Mb
• Release Date : 1988
• Genre: Uncategoriezed
• Pages : 729
• ISBN 10 : OCLC:858213091

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